Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1887-10-30
DWARFED.
A Tailor, a Pesler and Reporter Catch 8
Burglar, Get HIS Plumber,
AND SEND HIN TO COURT.
And all in Twsnty-FOur HOurs--A Good
Days Work in Martins Ferry.
An OFFICER C0HMEKDBD.


tailor, and two hundred and fifty pound
reporter, do not, TO The casual observer,
form a combination which would inspire
confidence into person wishing TO EN-
plOy detectives But, nevertheless that
same combination of individuals broke the
record over in Martins Ferry Friday night
and yesterday, and for the first time in
the history of the town, detected, arrested,
and by their testimony, had burglarous
house breaker bound over to the Court in
the sum of 81, 1000, in less than twenty
four hours after the deed was committed
Frank Wallace, the we'll known mer-
chaut, closed up his establishment on
Fourth street, at ten o'clock Friday even
ing, and went out to spend a few hours
before retiring He met a REGISTER
reporter, and the two spent the time to-
gether, till nearly twelve o'clock, when
Wallace went to his shop where he sleeps
in a back room, while the reporter hied
himself away to Lafayette Hall where the
Buckeye Fishing Club were holding ball,
to see how the dance was progressing, and
try to catch a farewell item before
time to 90 to press. In a few
minutes Officer George Murphy called at
the ball room in search of another member
of the force, aud informed the pencil push
er that Wallace's shop had been opened
and "felt" for two or three suits of clothes.
The officer and reporter met Mr.. Wallace
on the outside and learned from him that
the back door had been forced with jim
my and some clothing stolen. The thief
had lett his old coat in the shop, and,
Judging from the size, it was thought to
tit man about five feet seven or eight
iuches, and weighing possibly one hundred
and forty pounds. The suit missed partic-
ularly was made for man of much larger
build, and the coat was of the long trock
pattern, which would make the wearcr OF
the little garment present q very unique
spectacle in his newly captured habili-
ments. The devotees OF Pinkerton went
first to the night skiff ferry at Wash
ington street and gave TO ferryman Terrell
a description Of the garments and man as
far as possible, and deputized Mr..
Terrell and another man to act
as special policemen, and ordered
them to arrest any person coming and
wishing TO cross, if the slightest suspicious
circumstance could be connected with
him The night freight on the c. & T.
had gone up, and the. embryonic "sleuths"
decided that their best lay was to 90 in the
direction of .Etnaville. The weapons in
the party were divided up, and the repor-
ter got pair of brass "knucks'
while the peeler and the tailor
each got his gun" The men di-
vided and one took First street, another
Second, aud the third assumed the role of
track. walker, and inspected the railroad
At Buckeye street, Just above the Stand
ard mill, they came together again, their
different paths converging at that point.
Another conference WA. held, and it was
decided for the reporter and tailor to make
det0ur Of the Ktna and Standard mills,
and see if their game had been in that local
ity. At the Standard mill The reporter,
calling to mind that newspaper mans
first duty is to his paper, called the REG
IsTER and gave them the best account pos
sible, considering that il was nearly two
o'clock He then gave the Wheeling and
Steubenville police departments pointer,
and went out to meet the tailor,
who informed him that Murphy
had "shot mis- gun off, and that the fugi-
tive from justice was probably bleeding
corpse. The cross legged tailor and corpu-
liant scribe, made good time to the scene,
and found that Waterman Terrell had
gotten on to the thief, and had followed
him down the road al a respectful distance
till Murphy had caught the clue" and
fired his revolver to scare the flying fugi-
tive. The shot and a few yels brought
the man to time, and the tailor immedi.
ately recognized not the frOck coat but
another suit, which he had not missed from
the store. There were no buttons on the
garment, and the button holes were still
basted fast with white thread. The Cop
took one arm and the fat man the other,
and the little tailor" followed bravely
behind, and formed rear guard. The
victim retained logged silence, answering
no questions till headquarters were reach
ed, when he became very abusive, and de-
clared that he had purchased the clothing
in PittSburg. The gas WAS turned on full,
and the tibet made 10 undress. First came
Of his shoes, and then a pair of pants,
Llade for Jimmy Riley, the First ward,
Martins Ferry, Councilman; next
pair of pants belonging personally TO the
tailor. He then shed the coat aud
vest, and still had on two suits
of underwear, a wooden shirt, and pair of
pants. He was at once consigned to a cell
in the cooler" $50 called which is heated
with natural gas, and at that time seemed
to be rivaling the furnace through which
Shadrsc passed. One man vas safe from
dogs for a while at least, but there still re-
manned missing the frock snit, and no clue
to it, since the prisoner positively refused
to open his head. The trio Of thiefhunt.
era made tour of the upper part of the
city, and about a. m. got clue which
about 10 o'clock led them to the discovery
Of the remaining suit Of clothes. The same
man had stolen it also and sold it about
1890 TO Anthony Kyne for s.. Kyne was
slightly Intoxicated at the time and asked
no questions, and did not even take much
notice of the man from whom he bought
it. About o'clock in the morning nearly
the entire population knew of the burglary, |
md other tightening clues were discovered. |
The burglar, who afterwards gave the name
Of John Daily, had n very bad cut on his
light forefnger, and had splattered blood |
over the clothing he wore and the door and |
am at Wallace's shop. Among the things |
ound in the pockets Of the coat he left be-
hind was a complete "bum OUTFIT" con-
listing of a razor blade, bar of soap, a rcd |
osndana handkerchief and q box Of
matches. The razor blade and the matches
we're covered with blood from the cut fin
ier.
4 little later in the day il was found
hat E d. Cattell & Co.'S rear
forage room had been broken
nto and that the sash had been
ut away, and the broken handle of razor
lropped near the spot. This broken ban
lie and the razor blade at Wallace's Tailed,
md caught their owner in another at
empted burglary. The finger was cut and
he handle broken probably at the same
ime.
By noon the clothing had sll been re-
,overed, ana a chain Of evidence secured
which, later in the day, caused Squire